Marble and Bronze Shelf Clock

Description:

Marble and Bronze Shelf Clock, Paris, c. 1860, a putto on a cloud sits atop a bronze sphere set with applied arabic numerals for the dial and serpent hands, supported by floral swags and gilt pedestal, all on a white marble platform raised on four columns and sitting on four gilt mushroom feet, eight-day time and strike movement marked S H, Paris, with a "sun king" pendulum, ht. 19 in.
Estimate $1,200-1,800

Clock ticks and strikes. Rear cover does not fully thread. Pendulum, no key.


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